Avalanche

Avalanche: Steam Mill/White Pine Canyon Ridge

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
12 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2316 m

I intentionally triggered this small stiff wind slab with a deep turn near the cornice-line on the way down the Steam Mill/White Pine Canyon Ridge....

A little way further down the ridge I unintentionally remote triggered a couple more similar slabs from quite a distance....